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The Sweaty Buddha to host clothing swap

The Sweaty Buddha will host its second annual clothing swap from 1-3 p.m. Sunday (April 7) at The Sweaty Buddha,…

April 5, 2024

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A heartfelt thanks for caretakers and hospice

This past month my father, Richard Nagler, died in his home in Durango. He was stuck in bed for only…

April 4, 2024

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City holds Fairy Treehouse Scavenger Hunt

Search for fairy houses under the trees in these city of Durango parks along the Animas River Trail: Animas City…

April 4, 2024

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Public invited to District Office Moving Sale, history exhibit

Durango School District 9-R’s “107 Years of Education” exhibit and District Office Moving Sale will be held from 9 a.m.…

April 4, 2024

Community

Home Share Project topic of next Rotary meeting

Liza Tregillus will talk about the new Home Share Project at the Rotary Club of Durango meeting, which will be…

April 4, 2024

Community

‘Ask a Gardener’ panel to be held at Pine River Library

Pine River Garden Club will host a Q-and-A event with a panel of local garden experts from 6 to 7:30…

April 3, 2024

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Pine River Library hosts Paint and Sip

Pine River Library will host a Paint and Sip with local artist Cindy Shelton from 6-8 p.m. April 16. Participants…

April 3, 2024

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Grange to host free pancake breakfast

Florida Mesa Grange Hall 306 at 656 Highway 172 is hosting a Free Pancake Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m.…

April 3, 2024

Community

Bayfield transfer station expands hours

Reliable Waste, the operator of the Bayfield transfer station on behalf of La Plata County, has expanded the hours of…

April 3, 2024

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Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation?

Waste from 40 years of uranium mining has contaminated watersheds across the reservation

April 2, 2024

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Colorectal cancer screening

March is colorectal cancer awareness month. Coincidentally, I didn’t exactly plan it this way, but I had my screening colonoscopy…

March 31, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Buggy at Main Avenue bridge – 1911

This colorized photograph shows a group of men surveying the damage from the October 1911 flood along Main Avenue at…

March 29, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Railroad and Sixth Street business – 1902

German immigrant William Wolf first laid eyes on the San Juan Basin in 1859 as a 22-year-old member of Lt.…

March 25, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Mining competition in Silverton – ca. 1931

Invariably, historical societies attain photographs of neighboring counties’ bygone events. In 1989, the La Plata County Historical Society was gifted…

March 21, 2024

Community

Kudos to Walmart employees

I’m a handicap senior who frequently shops the local Walmart. It has been pretty hectic shopping these days with the…

March 15, 2024

Community

Heritage Society grateful for support

The Pine River Heritage Society’s recent pie auction fundraiser in Bayfield was wildly successful but for one problem: Organizers forgot…

March 15, 2024

Community

Great Old Broads to host film screening

Great Old Broads for Wilderness will host a special screening of “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” at 5:30 p.m. March 25 at…

March 13, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: 2800 Main Ave. – ca. 1940

This photograph was taken about four years after KIUP Radio moved to its new building at 2800 Main Ave. Built…

March 8, 2024

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Public invited to school exhibition

Seventh grade humanities students from Mountain Middle School invite the public to an exhibition of learning from 4:30 to 5:30…

March 7, 2024

Community

Jasper Zastrocky named to dean’s list at Biola University

Durangoan Jasper Zastrocky was named to Biola University’s dean’s list for academic excellence. Zastrocky, a Cinema and Media Arts major,…

March 7, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Jaycee Whistlers – 1964

The soundtrack from the 1957 Best Picture winner “The Bridge on the River Kwai” included a military parade musical piece…

March 1, 2024

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Mountain Middle School to hold exhibition

Eighth grade students from Mountain Middle School will present a public exhibition of aerospace engineering from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.…

February 23, 2024

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School board meetings to move location

Beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Durango School District Board of Education plans to hold all regular meetings at the…

February 23, 2024

Community

Local residents named to RIT dean’s list

Three Durango-area students were named to the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the fall semester. Sydney Pritchard…

February 23, 2024